TUPELO, MISS. (WCBI) – In front of a capacity crowd in Houston, Purple Heart recipients who were present and those who couldn’t be there in person were recognized.

And joining the distinguished list, Caleb Tedder, who was injured while serving in Iraq with the Marines in October of 2005.

Tedder is now an investigator with the Mississippi Attorney General’s office. He said receiving the Purple Heart means a lot to him and his family.

“I feel like there is closure that comes with it. I had put it off for a while, but it is something that needed to be done, good for my family, everyone to know there are people who have served in that capacity,” Tedder said.

The Purple Heart that was pinned on Tedder is extra special; it was his grandfather, Melvin Tedder, who was given the honor after he

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